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#90264	12/04/2022 5:12:14 pm	Aug 29th, 2057
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6	The good work continues. We followed up with a sweep of Loveland. 9-1 against them as among other things the now hot Olivera in his last 3 starts (24 1/3 IP), has allowed 2 ER and for now reduced his ERA to 3.61, taking him below his full-season career worst of 3.62 in 2054. Kennedy, with higher pitch counts because more stamina, hurls his second consecutive CG win, allowing 2 ER in each. McCann has tied his career high with 14 homers, has a decent shot to set a career high in RBI as well. Usually he isnt at positions in the lineup conducive to driving in runs. He has returned to hitting in all lineups, because when he gets hot he hits everyone, and also with the cut of the "other" Paez, he is the better option in RF. 63 games in OF this season and just 10 at C. Mori continues to be decent-ish. If his career continues in this way of strong performance against same-sided pitching, he may platoon with Gentile next season while McCann continues as mostly an OF. McCann was the first guy I started training in the low minors at a position he had no experience at. Others such as Mares, have also been beneficial to my strategies to be able to move him around a bit. Mares has been in a slump. July 26 he was hitting .310 but has gone 26-123 and so is batting .284. Hard to take him out of the lineup as 8 of those hits are homers. Issue is that his platoony, Holley, is batting his best against same-sided pitching. So hopefully he snaps out of it. Shanks (or anyone else) will probably never challenge Consuegra's 112 SB in 2030, but he has a good chance to move into the Top 5. He needs 68 for that and has 57. Though I am at peace playing him daily this season as he needs the AB to finish Dev (assuming he isnt stopped at 108), his career numbers against same-sided pitching are .253. As he has gained Hitting SI, he is becoming more murderous against LHP. Not that I necessarily have any different options next season. Gomez is doing fine at SS, but I dont expect much from my spare middle IF's, Burnett & Zavala. Nadeau, though now in AAA, is probably a couple seasons away. Shanks has gained no SI in 4 training updates, which may not be unusual for NP, and he is around 1000 AB (League/Cup). His OBP is a not horrible .321 for his 7 PD. I am pleased Shanks has done as well as he has. If 34 year old Hodson dropping from 17 speed to 15 is having an effect, it sure doesnt feel like it. 51 steals in 66 attempts. He may end up with his second highest OPS this season. Gomez average has been dropping some, as I play him against LHP, but he seems like a better option than Burnett at this point. Waters and Glover have done little to nothing, but its not out of the realm of possibility that Shanks or Gomez has a bad year next season, and I may have to play them more. Coronado pitched quite well in Game 1, and its hard to know whether he slots in better as a back end SP or a replacement for someone such as Johansen. Johansen has gotten his ERA to respectable numbers at certain points, but the long stretch of second half domination hasnt really happened this year. He's back to near 5. The major difference is 59 hits in 55 IP. Aside from being a bad year, thats something I look at as a signal of decline. It appears Corral will be finishing out his career as a LHS. Hits are only slightly above IP, and while 13 HR in 70 IP is a lot, his control is much better than it has been, and he sports a decent 4.11 ERA. He was one of the biggest fully developed difference makers I ever got on Waivers. He (along with Grooms) sparked our torrid second half to finish in second place in 2055. Had a Cy Young caliber season for our 2056 V.9 Champinship team, and is now totally solid in making up for the failure of Crawford this season in short left handed relief. He deserves to go out as a contributor, and not when he is getting shelled worse than Scott Bakula at the beginning of Major League 3. I think I have a bit of an advantage now that IL is over in 3 games sets. It allows me to pitch Kennedy and Olivera every day, with Moreno and Coronado taking turns for the other game. 4 games are slightly more challenging, but Valadez will not pitch at all except in those instances. 5 games a day kind of exposed me against the better teams, though that may be because I let Nunez stay in AAA all year instead of having him available to start. Still not sure if he will have the consistency I hope for there.

#90270	12/06/2022 1:28:38 pm	Aug 31st, 2057
realzachjr! Joined: 03/15/2021 Posts: 100 Inactive	I'm finally back after a long absence from Broken Bat!!

#90283	12/09/2022 1:39:37 pm	Sep 13th, 2057
realzachjr! Joined: 03/15/2021 Posts: 100 Inactive	I think This Guy can be a great fixture on my team. I have made some adjustments since coming back, but I see that he has just improved every single year.

#90284	12/09/2022 5:48:30 pm	Sep 16th, 2057
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6	Lost 3 of 4 in a crucial series against Folsom, now 3 1/2 back. We have been sliding and part of it is three straight poor starts by Olivera. Taking the foot off the gas and playing some kids to be in a similar position next season as I was last season in V.9. Its a process. The most dramatic today was the recall of 22 year old Vance Bennent, who has not done well this season and was frankly not doing that good in the minors. That being said he has an even type of development. He may never pan out, but Yam will be 30 And has 12's all around except 15 control and stamina. He could be similar. Kinda depends on how far Bennent can get. So, he replaced Kennedy in Game 4 and tossed 5 innings, allowing 4 hits and 2 ER. He didnt give up any homers, but Lagos and Roque somehow gave up 3, but we did win 10-5. Hector Omi was also called up. He's been stuck at 263 2/3 IP in AAA for a bit. He was ok but not great when the AI wanted him to start (35 GS/12 QS). Issue is he does give up hits. Very good on ground balls and homers, planning him as a MR type. He is also fairly even (except low CoS), so will have a few 16's when done. He pitched 3 innings today allowed an unearned run. Olivares was also called up but has no IP so far. He moves to RHS. Johansen has been shut down for the season and its because of performance. He never had that hot streak this year and has a 5.54 ERA and 74 hits in 63 1/3 IP. Suggests to me he is declining and he will be 32 next season. I dont really have proven options. Part of doing this is to try and get innings for his potential replacements, which I will do all Spring as well to hopefully have something going for 2058. Mares is out against RHP. He has been slumping badly. So Holley will play 3B in all lineups, and Mares will be in LF against LHP. Buck was recalled and will move to LHP DH, Burnett as SS, Monroy in RF in those same lineups. Gomez was ok against LHP, but Burnett needs the work and I am not thinking a different #9 hitter will make a difference. Monroy takes McCann's spot. McCann has a more powerful swing this year. He smashed his 17th homer in 349 AB. While he has some good splits this year as he usually does, he will still get plenty of work in RHP lineups. Also, makes for an easy backup to Mori at C. Valadez has been shut down for the season. Depending on how the rotation shakes out next season, he may be a cut. He has no more SI to get. Other changes are not made. Hodson continues his superb season with every possible AB, has 19 SB in the last month, hasnt been caught since July 19, and has 56 on the season, just behind Shanks (who hasnt been attempting that often lately). That goes with a .332 BA/9 HR/75 RBI and an OPS of .848. Didnt recall Gentile. Normally he'd be ready, but Mori is playing daily at C. DH isnt open as Buck is taking that spot for now. I only call em up if they're going to play lol. Swoosh and Nunez also stayed down. They are 26 so if any random training arrows happen, now is when they can happen. Anyway, looking to replace Yam and Johansen asap next season, and Corral will complete the season and retire. Yam was good on ground balls and homers in his turn at middle relief, but allowed 52 hits in 37 1/3 IP and 15 walks. Not really the performance I need at MR.

#90287	12/11/2022 1:17:06 am	Sep 20th, 2057
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 829 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	clock masterson!

#90288	12/11/2022 1:17:49 am	Sep 20th, 2057
Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 829 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5	coo kua

#90314	12/14/2022 7:06:42 pm	Oct 6th, 2057
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6	Well with that shellacking, Folsom pretty much secures their win, so doing what I need to do for next season. Started Crawford in Game 3, with max pitches, and he pitched them. Not easy to do for a guy with 17 control. He tossed 11 2/3 innings in a 12 inning loss. Its kind of felt like he rolled a 1 on a RNG 100 sided die this year. He was excellent last season, and feels like he could possibly turn it around next season. Its why he hasnt been cut with a 6.64 ERA. Bennent and Bustamante have been getting some starts. Seems like a waste of time, since Bennent is not going to have the repertoire to relieve, and is not even as consistent as Valadez in starts, not to mention his control making him go less that 5 innings. Bustamante the same, as far as outings, who does has a relievers build. A good one even. He just hasnt shown any value when he's pitched. 12 homers in 36 innings. Omi was freshly called up, after 4 strong outings, 3 of his last 4 have been bad. Olivares has had a really rough 3 2/3 IP. He could not have value also, since his repertoire will be similar to guys like Helm, who failed with the team. Probably the difference between a title and 2nd place this season was the bullpen. I have been trying hard to upgrade it, but I still feel like there is lot of work to be done. Some rebounds would be nice.

#90316	12/15/2022 7:59:10 am	Oct 6th, 2057
realzachjr! Joined: 03/15/2021 Posts: 100 Inactive	I have a large group of guys that are ready to be called up to the majors, but I just haven't done it. Do y'all thinking I'm wasting the potential of Teddy Shepard and Ramon Barajas because I still have http://brokenbat.org/player/282798http://brokenbat.org/player/181744 playing?

#90317	12/15/2022 8:19:03 am	Oct 6th, 2057
Ced Joined: 11/07/2014 Posts: 658 Denver Broncos II.1	http://brokenbat.org/player/254291/ Josh Adams, Irvine reject. If he signs up anywhere different than a Wednesday night softball team, it would surprise us.

#90326	12/16/2022 9:09:21 am	Oct 10th, 2057
electriceel883 Joined: 05/26/2021 Posts: 1530 Irvine Infernos IV.6	One of the first players I cut in my time here, probably on the recommendation of the Joliet Blues. Sorry he didnt work out. I was hoping for more on the last full Update of the season. The books are officially closed on the development of Coronado. He reached all his comments but I was of course always hoping for more, considering he has a career ERA of 4.83 and a 36% GS rate (League & Cup). He was originally a 12, so rising to 13 was nice. Doubt his control allows him to be more than a backend SP. Always happy to see someone reach 18 in something. Holley now has 18 PD, has gained Hitting as well, for a very nice +7 SI this year. While the .267 isnt so hot this season, .355 OBP does get the job done. We will see if he has anything left next season. He has gained some skill at 3B, now 1.2 with 8 errors in 79 starts. Nadeau gained a PD, which in and of itself is good, but he has 10 Hitting with no comment, so I was hoping he would gain there in an even progression of attributes. Whipple has gained 7 SI this season, and was recommended to AA shortly after the minor league season ended, so merely a full season of statistics in A. He also improved on his average. He looks like he could shape up to be an outstanding hitter. Which he will need to be, being right handed. Bustamante, Olivares, Omi and Bennent have all bumped up as expected. Bustamante now being 13 Stamina with no comment could be good or bad, since he's barely reached strikeout pitching and is short of his exception movement, suggesting further development, but then again, he's never pitched like he had those things, so who knows? His body of work is horrible against actual hitters. As always, the disappointment is who didnt get any increase. Aside from Coronado, I was hoping Shanks and Mori would do something. Shanks may be done, several points short of his POT. Its hard to tell for NP, but generally the fast growers just go clank at some point. With Mori its just more his age that created anxiety. Sexton, drafted into AA this season, promoted to AAA, and with just 78 games played there, in now recommended to majors. I suppose the higher one starts in SI, the less training they may have, but he hasnt done much of anything, performance wise, in the minors and has felt like a bust for a long time lol. Nelson is now also recommended. With his 11 hit tool, doesnt seem much point in promoting him for 11 games. Stephens, also promoted to AAA, has felt the same. Neither has much of a helpful position either. Updated Friday, December 16 2022 @ 9:29:12 am PST